Face-to-Face Training Courses

Face-to-Face Training

We deliver pharmacist-led medication training for care staff, managers and senior staff across care homes, supported living, domiciliary care and other social care settings. Our practical face-to-face courses build knowledge, confidence and safer medicines practice.

Safe Administration of Medication - Foundation

Safe Administration of Medication - Foundation

  • Level: Foundation
  • Certification: Certificate of Completion - 2 years
  • Duration: 7 hours approx

CPD certification logoOur highly popular CPD-accredited Foundation course provides comprehensive, practical training in the safe administration and management of medicines.

Designed to empower learners, this full day (approximately 7 hours) combines clear teaching with interactive exercises and practical examples to reinforce understanding.

All delegates receive:

  • Comprehensive workbook
  • A convenient pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, an instant reference guide at your fingertips.

Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:
• Laws, legislation & medicines,
• Roles & responsibilities of staff,
• Medicine types, routes and how they work,
• Safe administration & management of medicines,
• Record keeping,
• Recognising & dealing with problems.

Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:
• Define different medicine categories,
• Describe prescription & labelling requirements,
• Understand the importance of dosage directions,
• List common medicine types & their uses
• Know support levels, role, rights and responsibilities with medication
• Explain different administration routes
• Safely select, administer, store & dispose of medicines,
• Maintain accurate records,
• Recognise some side-effects & what action to take
• Describe protocols for homely remedies & “when required” medicines.

Mapping & Guidance – This course reflects relevant legislation, regulatory expectations and recognised medicines guidance, including:
• Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014,
• CQC Medicines Optimisation quality statement,
• NICE SC1 – Managing medicines in care homes
• NICE NG67 – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community
• CQC guidance on training and competence in medicines optimisation
• Relevant Care Certificate standards and employer medicines policies.

Booking – This course is very popular, early booking is essential, please email or call to discuss your requirements: on 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Fee per delegate: £58 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 16

Assessing Competency with Medicines Administration

Assessing Competency with Medicines Administration

  • Level: Advanced
  • Certification: Certificate of Completion - 2 years
  • Duration: 7 hours approx

Care providers should have robust arrangements for medicines-related training and competency assessment. NICE SC1 recommends that care-home staff have an annual review of their knowledge, skills and competencies relating to medicines. This course supports managers and senior staff to establish, carry out and document robust workplace competency assessments for medicines administration.

This interactive full-day course (approximately 7 hours) is designed for those with basic medication training. Aimed at Managers and Senior staff, the course develops the knowledge, confidence and practical skills needed to carry out and document workplace medication competency assessments. The course includes interactive exercises, discussions on case studies and real-world examples of challenges such as medication errors and their prevention.

Course Aims
To help ensure that care providers comply with, and provide evidence to, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of staff competency in the administration of medicines.

The course covers essential areas such as:

  • Refresh Foundation Learning
  • Understand safe medicines management,
  • Define competency with medication,
  • Assess competency in different ways,
  • Error/Near miss reduction.

Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:

  • Outline medicine laws and regulator’s role
  • Know where to find best practice guidance
  • Refresh Foundation Learning
  • Define competency with medication
  • Describe stages of medicines management
  • Accurately list and transcribe onto MAR records
  • Manage medicine stock control safely
  • List actions before, during and after administration
  • Describe correct recording requirements
  • Know various methods to assess staff competency
  • Record, review and learn from errors and incidents

Mapping & Guidance – This course reflects current legislation, regulatory expectations and recognised medicines guidance, including:

• Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, particularly Regulations 12 and 17
• CQC Medicines Optimisation quality statement & Training & competence in medicines optimisation for adult social care
• NICE SC1 – staff training and competency assessment
• NICE NG67 – medicines-related staff training and assessment of competency
• CQC guidance on training and competence in medicines optimisation
• Employer competency-assessment policies and procedures.

Booking – This course is becoming increasingly popular, please email or call to discuss your requirements on: 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Fee per delegate: £90 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 16

 

Safe Administration of Medication - Refresher

Safe Administration of Medication - Refresher

  • Level: Foundation
  • Certification: Certificate of Completion - 1 year
  • Duration: 4 hours

This half-day refresher course (4 hours approx) is designed for experienced care staff who have previously completed medication training and need to update and refresh their knowledge.

The course includes interactive exercises and practical examples to reinforce learning and check understanding.

Each delegate receives:

  • a comprehensive workbook,
  • our handy pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, and
  • a Certificate of Completion valid for one year.

Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

  • Laws, legislation & medicines,
  • Roles & responsibilities of staff,
  • Safe handling, administration & management of medicines,
  • Record keeping,
  • Recognising & dealing with problems.

Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, trainees will be able to:

  • Outline medicine laws and legal categories,
  • Describe prescription & labelling requirements,
  • Describe protocols for homely remedies & “when required” medicines,
  • Recognise important dose directions,
  • Know support levels, rights and responsibilities with medicines,
  • Understand safe storage & disposal of medicines,
  • Refresh the “six rights” of administration
  • Keep & maintain accurate records,
  • Know best practice with common medicines,
  • Recognise some side-effects & your role.

Mapping & Guidance – This course reflects relevant legislation, regulatory expectations and recognised medicines guidance, including:

  •  Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  • CQC Medicines Optimisation quality statement
  • NICE SC1 – Managing medicines in care homes
  • NICE NG67 – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community
  • Relevant Care Certificate standards and employer medicines policies

Booking – This course is very popular, early booking is essential, please email or call to discuss your requirements on: 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Fee per delegate: £48 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 16

PRN ("when required") Medication & Protocols

  • Level: Foundation
  • Certification: Certificate of Completion - 1 year
  • Duration: 5.5hrs approx

This 5.5 hour course is designed for care staff responsible for supporting or administering PRN (‘when required’) medicines across a range of care settings.

The course uses interactive exercises, discussion and real-life case examples to reinforce learning and develop safe, person-centred PRN practice.

Each delegate receives:

  • a comprehensive workbook,
  • our handy pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, and
  • a Certificate of Completion valid for one year.

Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

  • Laws, legislation & medicines,
  • Roles & responsibilities of staff,
  • Safe handling, administration & management of PRN medicines,
  • Record keeping,
  • Recognising & dealing with problems.

Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:

  • Know the importance of person-centred PRN care plans,
  • Recognise best practice & exemplary PRN protocols,
  • Understand the PRN process – assessment/monitoring/review,
  • Define PRN medicines and list examples,
  • Correctly record PRN administration,
  • Understand the importance of collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team,
  • Understand processes for ordering, discontinuing and managing PRN medicines and stock changes.

Mapping & Guidance – The topics covered in this course relate to information in the following official guidance and regulations:

  • Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  • CQC Medicines optimisation quality statement
  • CQC guidance on medicines care plans and medicines administration records
  • NICE SC1 – Management of Medicines in Care Homes,
  • NICE NG67 – Managing medicines for adults receiving Social care in the Community,
  • Employer PRN Medicines policies, care plans and protocols

Booking – Please email or call to discuss your requirements on: on 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Fee per delegate: £50 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 16.

Controlled Drugs Management

  • Level: Specialist
  • Certification: Certificate of Completion - 1 year
  • Duration: 4 hours

This half-day course (approximately 4 hours) is designed for staff responsible for handling, recording and administering controlled drugs in residential and nursing care settings.

The course includes practical exercises, interactive discussion, Q&A and case examples to reinforce safe and legally compliant controlled-drug practice.

Each delegate receives:

  • our comprehensive workbook,
  • our handy pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, and
  • a Certificate of Completion valid for one year.

Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

  • Understand CD Laws, Regulations & medicines,
  • Ensure proper storage/disposal of CDs
  • Maintain accurate CD records
  • Handle & Administer CDs safely
  • Report & manage incidents effectively
  • Apply recognised best practice in controlled drugs management.

Mapping & Guidance –

  • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  • Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
  • Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973, where applicable
  • Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  • CQC Medicines Optimisation quality statement
  • CQC guidance: Controlled drugs in care homes
  • NICE SC1, where relevant to care-home medicines management

Booking – Please email or call to discuss your requirements:

Fee per delegate: £50 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 16.

Please contact us for a no obligation chat on 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Epilepsy & Buccal Midazolam

  • Level: Awareness
  • Certification: Certificate of Attendance - 1 year
  • Duration: 4hrs

This half-day course (approximately 4 hours) is designed for staff who support people with epilepsy and may be required to respond to seizures or administer buccal midazolam in accordance with an individual care plan.

It features exercises, interactive discussions, Q&A sessions and real life example case-studies to re-inforce learning and test understanding.

Each delegate receives:

  • our comprehensive workbook,
  • our handy pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, and
  • a Certificate of Attendance valid for one year.

Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

  • Identify Causes and Types of Epilepsy
  • Describe Seizure Management and Emergency Response
    issues.
  • Explain and Demonstrate the use of Buccal Midazolam

Learning Objectives – By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

1. Identify Causes and Types of Epilepsy
•       Know what epilepsy is.
•       Recognize common causes (e.g. genetic, acquired, developmental).
•      Distinguish between different types of seizures & know what status epilepticus is
2. Describe Seizure Management and Emergency Response
•       Know treatment options.
•       Perform basic seizure first aid
•       Know person-centred seizure care management plans
•       Recognize triggers, document seizure history, and follow post-seizure recovery steps.
•       Identify when emergency assistance is required in accordance with the individual’s seizure care plan and agreed emergency protocol.
3. Explain and Demonstrate the use of Buccal Midazolam
•       Understand midazolam’s role as a rescue medication for prolonged seizures.
•     Demonstrate safe administration technique in accordance with the individual’s prescribed dose, care plan and rescue-medication protocol.
•       Know post-administration monitoring and when to seek further medical support

Mapping & Guidance

  • Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  • CQC Medicines Optimisation quality statement, where applicable to regulated adult social care
  • Relevant individual medicines and seizure care plans
  • Current best-practice guidance for the administration of buccal midazolam
  • Relevant employer policies and competency-assessment procedures
  • Epilepsy Specialist Nurses Association (ESNA) best-practice guidance.

Booking – Please email or call to discuss your requirements on: 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Fee per course: £490 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 14.

Transcribing Medication

  • Level: Specialist
  • Certification: Certificate of Completion - 2 years
  • Duration: 4 hours approx

This half-day course is designed for senior care staff, managers and other appropriately experienced staff who may be required to transcribe medication information onto MAR or eMAR records.

The course uses practical exercises, case examples and discussion to develop safe, accurate transcription practice and reinforce the important distinction between transcribing and prescribing.

Each delegate receives:

  • our comprehensive workbook,
  • our handy pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, and
  • a Certificate of Completion valid for two years.

Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:

  • Understanding what medication transcription is
  • Roles, responsibilities and accountability
  • Identifying appropriate source documentation
  • Safe and accurate transcription onto MAR/eMAR records
  • Medication reconciliation and discrepancy checking
  • Maintaining a clear audit trail
  • Recognising and preventing transcription errors

Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, learners will be able to:

  • Define medication transcription and distinguish it from prescribing
  • Identify appropriate sources of medication information
  • Accurately transcribe medicine names, strengths, doses, routes, frequencies and administration instructions
  • Check and reconcile medication information before transcription
  • Recognise discrepancies and know when clarification is required
  • Maintain accurate records and an appropriate audit trail
  • Understand the importance of second checks where required by organisational policy
  • Recognise common causes of transcription errors and how to reduce them

Mapping & Guidance – This course reflects relevant legislation, regulatory expectations and recognised medicines guidance, including:

  • Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
  • CQC Medicines Optimisation quality statement
  • NICE SC1 – Managing medicines in care homes
  • NICE NG67 – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community
  • CQC guidance relating to medicines records and safe medicines management
  • Employer medicines and transcription policies

Booking – Please email or call to discuss your requirements on: 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form

Fee per delegate: £55 (+ VAT) – Minimum charge: 8 delegates. Maximum group size: 16.

Travel & Expenses

Our pharmacist trainers are based in different locations across the UK and we will always allocate the most appropriate trainer available.

Where applicable, mileage is charged at 55p per mile from the nearest available trainer.

For venues requiring more than approximately two hours’ travel from the trainer, reasonable overnight accommodation expenses may also be charged. Any anticipated travel or accommodation costs will be discussed and agreed with you before the booking is confirmed.

We also provide:

Online Medication e-Learning Courses

Online Medication e-Learning Courses

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Distance & Blended Learning

Distance & Blended Learning

A flexible approach combining quality distance learning materials alongside virtual sessions led by our pharmacist trainers.

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Medication Audits & Consultancy for Care Providers

Medication Audits & Consultancy for Care Providers

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